Maximising the value of your intellectual property. Your intellectual property is the most valuable of assets. We can help you maximise its value. We advise on contracts and transactions concerning the development and commercialisation of intellectual property across a range of industry sectors. We apply our technical understanding, legal knowledge and broad experience relating to the protection and enforcement of IP rights to assist you in commercialising your IP assets. We’ll work with you to ensure that we understand your commercial needs and to fulfil your strategic aims. Legal and technical expertise: Many of our IP lawyers have science or engineering degrees and actively participate in industry groups relevant to their sector focus. This combination of technical expertise, sector awareness and deep understanding of IP rights means that our lawyers are well placed to provide commercially focused and cost effective advice. Where appropriate, we work closely with our patent and trade mark attorney colleagues. It’s the combination of legal and technical expertise that’s so powerful when you want support in commercialising your IP assets. It means we can provide you with an integrated service covering all matters relating to your IP. Strategic approach: Your commercial needs and strategic aims are at the heart of any decisions about your intellectual property, whether they relate to acquisition or licensing. Whatever stage of the business cycle you’re in, we’ll work strategically to create the best value out of your IP, helping you generate revenue and increase the value of your business. Our experience in providing strategic advice and commercial support to facilitate and enable the creation, development and exploitation of IP rights, includes: IP due diligence and related transactions; licensing and assignment of IP rights; collaborations and joint ventures; product and service commercialisation, from R&D through to sale; monetisation of IP rights; commercial agreements for avoiding or resolving a dispute; standard terms and conditions; IT agreements; Open Source software due diligence and licence review.
